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CUT PAPER bag to 13.5 cm x 18 cm

SUPPLIES

Paperbag ( original size: 13 cm x 27.5 cm)

Contrasting cardstock to mat designer paper 1 sheet 12x12 Designer paper (best if double sided) Scoring board

Stamps: Magnolia Sweden 2008 Christmas Collection Embellishments & tools: Shimmerz paints (Hi Ho Silver - Santa's beard, Gold Glimmer on sack, sentiment and flowers), Stickles (red on roses), Offray (ribbon), Making Memories (brads), Prima Marketing (flowers), Stampin up (circle punches; for sentiment), Decorative border punch (Martha Stewart "Doiły Lace") Twig punch (Martha Stewart), Liquid Applique on beard and trim of clothes Coloring: Copic Sketch Markers.

CUT IX piece of brown cardstock to 29 cm x 13.5 cm

SCORE THIS piece at 18.5 cm and 19 cm to create a flap

CREATE A decorative border with punch along the shorter flap

IX PIECE 13.5x18.5 (to decorate the paper underneath flap)

CUT PIECE of Designer paper slightly smaller and ad here to cardstock.

DesignersTip: add brads or decorative stitching with sewing machinę or a piercing needle before you adhere the papers to the paper bag with glue.

Stamp on separate paper all images (Santa, sentiment and sack) color with Copic markers in, to beard add sparkle with Shimmerz Hi Ho Silver paint and to sack, sentiment add highlights with "Gold Glimmer". Add Liquid Applique on all trims of clothes and puff with heat gun. Careful not to overheat, otherwise it will turn brown. Mat images with contrasting paper and add decorative stewing with sewing machinę to all layers. Add the focal point image to the flap you have created on your bag with Designer paper and decorate now with flowers and punched out twigs. The weight of this piece will hołd your paper bag closed. After all flowers are adhered, add red

Stickles to center of roses and Shimmerz "Gold Glimmer" to all other flower petals to give them a nice warm christmasy feel, string little golden bells onto thread and let them dan-gle down from flowers.

Optional: decorate the back of the bag with morę images or create add a personal notę to tuck inside the bag.

Fili your paper bag with presents or homemade cookies as gift for a loved one.

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No 01 • 2009 • MAGNOLIA ĆW<L MAGAZINE